one of the most well known love stories‚ Romeo and Juliet has been an iconic love story read by many for hundreds of years. Throughout every generation who has read it‚ the age old question has been raised: are Romeo and Juliet in love or in lust? Most readers would like to believe that they are in love‚ and it is that love that brings them to their ends. In all realism‚ this is not true. Having only known each other for hours‚ Romeo and Juliet are simply deep in lust when the marry each other. They
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short stories “Lust” by Susan Minot‚ “How to Date a Browngirl‚ Blackgirl‚ Whitegirl or Halfie” by Junot Diaz‚ and “IND AFF or Out of Love in Sarajevo” by Fay Weldon‚ there is a common theme of manipulation‚ promiscuity and detachment as the main characters try to attain acceptance. All three of the protagonists in the stories‚ the unnamed young woman in “Lust”‚ Yunior in “How to Date a Browngirl‚ Blackgirl‚ Whitegirl or Halfie”‚ and the graduate student in “IND AFF or Out of Love in Sarajevo” blanket
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Lust is having a self-indulgent sexual desire. Susan Minot portrayed the mind of a promiscuous high school female perfectly. Lust is powerful and seductive‚ but it’s inherently selfish and opposed to love. For many girls who are having sex with different boys they can identify with the desire to be needed. The characters in "Lust" are written in a way to highlight the dysfunction and disconnection of everyone involved. The narrator herself is nameless and faceless‚ making the reader believe that
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Abigail is fueled by her lust for John Proctor and her own selfishness‚ using the “devil” to further her self centered desire for power‚ and control in Salem‚ with that desire for John inciting her actions. What started as Abigail’s plan to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor‚ ended in what was bigger than Abigail could have imagined - the Salem witch trials. Abigail is a remorseless girl‚ who will do anything to get what she wants. Abigail lusts over John Proctor‚ a married man which turns the town into
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Abigail Haymon October 14‚ 2013 EN 101 D Essay #2 Purity Over Lust The worst thing that happened to a friend in high school that could have been prevented was her pregnancy. As a Christian‚ purity should have been an important aspect in her life; unfortunately she had a different mindset. It all started with a boy she met at a party. This boy that she met did not have the same values that she had‚ such as her Christian faith. That should have immediately caught her attention and been a major
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refers to the writer’s expression of attitude and feelings towards his or her readers. By tone‚ the readers are able to understand the mood of the story. Both the styles are important in this study to demonstrate their usages in a piece of literature. Lust by Susan Minot demonstrates the effective use of style and tone.
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Literary Analysis of Susan Minot’s “Lust” In Susan Minot’s short story “Lust” the reader is taken through the journey of one girl’s various relationships‚ some better than others‚ watching the love fade away. The narrator talks about her first boyfriends‚ the first one she saw nude‚ the fast illegal car driving one‚ etc. She talks about college and the various experiences she had with guys there. She is starting to feel “watered down.” There is no more emotion in her relationships. She ends with
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Do Women Lust? I think that all women lust because every female has a hormone that comes out when they see a hot guy. They begin to start thinking about the guy and what he looks like with his clothes off. Some women even go as far as telling their friend that’s around them what they would do to the dude. Most people don’t really realize or notice when a lady lust after something. Most females don’t show there expressions on their face but on the inside her mind is running wild about the person
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have a pure mind. In the play she is constantly telling on people getting them thrown in jail and hanged. However‚ she just wanted the attention of a certain man that she loved with a burning passion. In Arthur Miller’s _The Crucible_ Abigail Williams lust for power causes mass hysteria in the town of Salem. Salem is a small Puritan village in Massachusetts. The Puritan society felt that God is sovereign; Man is sinful‚ and nothing seeking power. Puritans believe that anything anyone says about someone
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Blood Lust People enjoy violence because it gives them an escape. Since the beginning of time people have had to fend for themselves‚ whether it was fighting off dinosaurs or roaming people. We as people are genetically driven to hate‚ kill and attack. With the recent televising of violent assaults/actions‚ our genes allow the human race to enjoy watching. These effects added to the recurring amount of violence causes it to be normalized. The book betrays cruel people that want a hanging and
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